Gas-lighter.



No. 8 75, 348. PATENTED DEC. 31., 1907.

c. 0. HARTLEY. GAS LIGHTER.

.APPLIOATION FILBD'NOV. 12,1906

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GAS LIGHTER. APPLIOATIOH FILED NOV.12,1906.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. HARTLEY,

OF MATTOON, ILLINOIS.

GAS-LIGHTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed November 12. 1906. Serial No. 843027.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. HARTLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Mattoon, in the county of Coles and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Gas-Lighters, of which the fol owing is a specification.

My invention relates to gas lighters; and it has for its object to provide asimple and etlicient device through the medium of which the key of a hi h gas fixture may be conveniently turne and a match may be held in close proximity to the gas burner and ignited, and this while the device is held in one hand and Without undue reaching on the with the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device constituting the present and preferred embodiment of my lnvention, as the same appears when its plunger is set in its retracted position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the plunger in the position it assumes when it is released and im elled forward by its spring. Fig. 4 is a etail perspective view of the body of the device. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the sheet-metal blankfrom which the match support is formed. Fig. 6 is an inverted plan view of the match holder and igniter, removed. tion of a device comprising a modified match support and a modified match holder and igniter. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the-sheetmetal blank from which the modified match sup ort is formed. Fig. 9 is a view showing sai su port as it appears precedent to being secure on the body of the device. Fi 10 is a detail view of the modified mat-ch older and ignit'er, removed.

Referring by numerals to the said drawings and more particularly F i s. 1 to 6 thereof: 1 is the body of m nove device for turning a gas key and he ding a match in close proximity to a gas burner and igniting the match subsequent.to the turning of the key. The said body has an upright portion 2, a substantially horizontal portion 3 at the upper end thereof, shaped by preference to receive a gas key, and a resilient upright arm 4 connectedwith the'upright portion 2 and terminating at its upper end in a forwardly Fig. 7 is a side eleva-- directed plunger 5. In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the body 1 is formed of a single piece of Wire of suitable caliber, as shown; the upri ht portion 2 and arm 4 being coil 6, and the horizontal portion 3 on the upto receive a gas-key, and a forwardly extending arm 8 for a purpose which will presently appear.

10 is the match supporter of the device. The said match supporter is formed from the sheet-metal blank shown in Fig. 5, and is or roughened, as indicated by 12 a"longitudi-' nal barrel 13 which receives and is soldered or otherwisefixed on the arm 8 of the substantially horizontal'portion 3, a notch 14, Fig. 5, whiqh receives the upper end of the upright poxpion 2, a longitudinal barrel 15 which recei es and is soldered or otherwise fixedon the; short side of the loop 7, slots 16, Fig. 5, designed to serve a purpose presently set forth, and an upturned lip or abutment 17, adapted to normally retain the plunger 5 in its retracted position.

20 is the match holder and igniter of the device. ,The said match holder and igniter is made of spring steel or other materia suitable to the purpose of my invention and is provided with a rear T-head 21 'and is also provided with a serrated or roughened portion 22 adapted to be opposed -to the serrated or roughened portion 12 of the match supporter 10. The match holder and igniter is secured to the supporter 10 by passing the the supporter, and bending or otherwisesecuring said'ends against the underside of the supporter.

In the practical use of my novel device, the plunger 5 of body 1 is retracted, and its forward end is placed against the abutment 17 Ward movement. A match is'then placed in \the longitudinal-central channel or groove 11, with its head forward and its rear end immediately in advance of the lip or abutment device is now grasped in the hand and squeezed when, as will be readily apparent, the resilient portion 4 will spring inward, resulting in the plunger 5 being disenga ed from the abutment 17 and then forced E11- ward by the tendency of the upper end of joined at their ower ends through a spring.

provided with a longitudinal-central channel 11, the forward portion of which is serrated 17. The lower portion of the body 1 of the right portion 2 being provided with a loop 7 i ends of its If-head 21 through-the slots 16 in of supporter 10 so as to hold it against forportion 4: to spring toward the upper end of the portion 2. When the plunger is thus impelled forward it will drive the match before it, and in passing between the opposed serrated portions of the supporter 10 and the holder and igniter 20, the head of the match will be ignited. It will also be noticed that the rear portion of the match stem will be securely held between the holder and igniter 20 and the supporter 10. lhe device is now manipulated so that the loop 7 receives a gas key, and then the lighted match is held adj acent to the gas burner so as to light the same.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel device is reliable in practice, is susceptible of being repeatedly used, and is well adapted to withstand the usage to which such devices are ordinarily subjected.

In the modified structure of Figs. 7 to 10, the body 1. is identical with the body 1 shown in Figs. 1'to 6. The match supporter 10 and the match-holder 20 of the structure shown in Figs. 7 to 10 are specifically different from the correspondingelements 10 and 20 of Figs. 1 to 6.

By reference'to Fig. 9, it will be seen that the match-support or supporter 1O is provided with a longitudinal-central channel or groove 11., a tubular portion 11 arranged in front of and alined with the channel 11", an abutment 17 in the rear portion ofthe channel 11, a longitudinal barrel 13 re ceiving and soldered or otherwise fixed on the arm 8 of the body 1, and a comparatively short longitudinal barrel 15 receiving and soldered or otherwise fixed on the short side of the loop 3 of the body. The match holder and igniter 20 is a strip of resilient metal which has a loop 20" receiving, and fixed on, the r ar end of the tubular portion 11 of the matm supporter. It extends forward and downward through the said tubular portion 11 and terminates at its forward end in a sharpened finger 20" which normally rests in front of and below the supporter 10" as best shown in Fig. 9.

In the use of the modified embodiment of my invention, it will be seen that when a match is forced forward in the channel 11 of supporter 10*, its head will forcibly bring up against the sharpened finger 20 of the match holder and igniter 20 and be ignited by the same.

In the practice of my invention, it is ob-g' said member and having a plunger arranged to extend. over said match support, and means on said match support for igniting a match and holding the same after ignition.

2. A device of the character described, comprising an upright member, a match support secured to said member and arranged at an angle thereto, an arm resiliently connected to said member and having a plunger arranged to extend over said match support, means carried by the match support for holding the plunger in a retracted position, and means on said match support for igniting a match and holding the same after ignition.

3. A device of the character described comprising an upright member, a match support secured to said memberand arranged at an angle thereto, an arm resiliently connected to said member and having a plunger arranged to extend .over said match support; said match support being provided at one end with a struck up portion to enga e the for ward end of said plunger to hol same retracted, and a device at the other end of said match holder for igniting a match and engaging the stem thereof after ignition.

4. n a device for the purpose described, the combination ofa body comprising an upright portion and a resilient arm connected w ith the upright portion and provided with a plunger, means carried by the upright portion of the body for turning a gas key, means also carried by the upright portion of the body for supporting a match and normally holding the plunger in its retracted position, and means also carried by the upright portion of the body for igniting and holding a match.

' 5. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a body comprising an upright portion having an integral loop for turning a gas key, and a resilient arm connected with the upright portion and provided with a plunger, means carried by the upright por tion of the body for supporting a match and normally holding the plunger in its retracted position, and means also carried by the upright portion of the body for -igniting and holding a match when the same is impelled by the plunger.

6. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a body comprising an upright portion and a resilient arm. connected with the upright portion the extremity of said arm being bent at an angle to form a plunger, means fixed with respect to the upright portion of the body for normally holding the plunger in its retracted position, and means also fixed with respect to said upright portion for igniting and holding a match when the same is impelled by the plunger.

7. Ina device for the purpose described, the combination of a body comprising an upright portion having a loop at its upper end, an arm provided with a plunger, a coiled spring the combination of a body comprising an joining the said upright portion and arm at the lower ends thereof, a match supporter fixed to the 100 on the upright portlon of the body and aving means for normally holding the plunger in its retracted position.

tracted position, and a match igniter' anda holder fixed to the supporter.

9. In a device for the purpose. described,

upright portion having a horizontal loop at its upper end, an-arm carrying a plunger, and a oiled spring. joining said portion and arm at the lower ends thereof, a sheetmetal match supporter having barrels receiving and fixed-to the'sides of the loop on the upright portion and also having an abutment for engagin the plunger, and a match igniter and ho der connected to the match supporter.

10. A device for the purpose described, cogngirising a body formed of two resiliently co ectedmembers, the extremity of one member being bent at an angle, to form a spring-actuated plunger, means carried by the other member for normally holding said plungerjin its retracted position, and a match igniter and holder arranged to receive a match when the same is impelled forward by the lunger. Y

11, device for the purpose described, comprising a body formed of two resiliently connected members, the extremity of one member being bent at an angle to form a loop for turning a gas key, the extremity of the other member being bent at an angle to, form also a s ring-actuated lunger, means for normally holding said p unger in its retracted position, and a match igniter and holder arranged to receive a match when the same is impelled forward by the plunger.

12. A device for the pn ose described, comprising a spring-actuate member having an angular end forming a plunger, means for holding the plunger in its retracted position, and means for igniting and holding a match When the same is impelled by the plunger; the said device being arranged when squeezed in the hand to release the plunger from the means which holds it in its retracted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

" CHARLES C. HARTLEY.

Witnesses:

HARRY HOWELL, WILLIAM BYERS. 

